Region to hold live tweet chat to discuss draft Active Transportation Master Plan

Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo will be holding a live question and answer session on twitter on Oct. 21, 2013 from 2 to 4 p.m. all about Walk Cycle Waterloo Region – the Region’s draft Active Transportation Master Plan.

Walk Cycle Waterloo Region is a plan to help make it easier to walk, cycle and use other active modes to get around the region. The tweet chat will give the public an opportunity to ask questions and engage with one of the Region’s transportation planning engineers, Garrett Donaher, in advance of the Public Input Meeting with Council. The Public Input Meeting will take place Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Regional Council Chambers.

What:                         Walk Cycle Waterloo Region live tweet chat

Where:                       www.twitter.com/WalkCycleWR

When:                        Oct. 21, 2013: 2-4 p.m.

For more information on Walk Cycle Waterloo Region, please visit http://WalkCycleWR.regionofwaterloo.ca.

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For more information, please contact:

Keren Adderley, Coordinator of Communications and Marketing, Planning, Housing and Community Services at kadderley@regionofwaterloo.ca or 519-575-4508.

The Region of Waterloo provides more than 60 per cent of municipal services to a growing population of 550,000 people. We are committed to creating an inclusive, thriving and sustainable community through innovative leadership and a range of services such as: public health, social services, planning, heritage, water supply, regional roads, waste management, ambulance service, rural libraries, public transit, community housing, emergency planning, Provincial Offences Courts and airport services.